The best things come to those who wait, they say, but Llandudno must feel like it's been waiting some time for Blur to return - 18 years, in fact.

But now the Britpoppers are preparing to stage a concert in the town's Cymru Arena as one fo their warm-up shows for this summer's Isle of Wight Festival.

The four-piece, who are currently promoting their new studio album Magic Whip, are currently number one in the UK album charts and have peaked with the release at number one on iTunes charts in eight countries worldwide.

New Blur album The Magic Whip

They've also made the Top 5 in an additional 20 countries and reaching 15 in America.

Ahead of being the Saturday night headline act at the Isle of Wight Festival (June 11-14), Damon, Dave, Graham and Alex will be appearing at Llandudno's Cymru Arena, part of Venue Cymru in the town, on June 11.

The warm-up shows also include June 9 in Glasgow's iconic Barrowlands and June 10 in Blackpool's historic Empress Ballroom.

Tickets are £35 each (plus booking fee) and will be available from 10am on Friday 8th May via www.axs.com